David Greenwald

I recently discovered Rawktumblr on Tumblr and I freaking love it. A must read for any fan of music journalism.

Journalist David Greenwald posted some really good tips for bands on how to get press. As someone whose inbox has 2,000 unread emails (I wish I was kidding), I love that this post exists. One of the duties as a writer and an editor is weeding through all the story pitches thrown your way, so there's a lot of competition out there to get a media person to pick your band as their next story. I've been wanting to write a post like this, but alas, just never had the time. Story of my life.

But David got the point across. So bands, if you're struggling for media attention, give this a read and most importantly, use his advice.

"Print (and many web!) publications still make plans months in advance. You need to get your material to writers and editors before that so they can even have you to consider when they start making plans."

My personal favorite (and what really gets me to schedule an interview.)

Writers like a hook. It makes it easier for us to tell people about your music instead of just saying, 'It’s really good, check it out!'

Click here to read the rest at Rawkblog.

Also a great post for inspiring writers out there, read his post "14 Ways Music Blogs Could be Useful Again" here.